Friday, July 10, 2015

2016 Nissan Maxima First Test

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2016 Nissan Maxima First Test Review


Measuring Performance of Nissan's Commanding-Looking Sedan


The 2016 Nissan Maxima is NOT a four-door Miata, so join me in ignoring the car's 4DSC (four-door sports car) marketing references straight away. Once you do, you're left with a damned good SPMS—a semi-premium midsize sedan. For a front-drive car with a $30,000-$40,000 price range, the quick 2016 Maxima is a high-quality package that should find favor with drivers who prioritize fun over the superior rear-seat and trunk space of Nissan's competitors. The CVT helps the Maxima stand out in a good way, an interesting turnaround considering we deemed the CVT in our long-term 2009 Maxima a "major killjoy."

So what's changed? Perhaps even more than our readiness to accept CVTs is the tuning of the 2016 Maxima's transmission.

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